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Caverns Area 2

Caverns Area 2 Ready your BFG as the elevator goes downwards—as you reach the bottom, two hellknights will spawn in the small room and you've got to take them out! One charged BFG shot is enough to kill one of the hellknights, leaving you with just one more. You can easily take care of the last one with lighter weapons (rocket launcher is good), but be sure to have your soulcube readied as soon as they're dead. An archvile will spawn into the room, so quickly use the soulcube to take care of it.

A bunch of wraiths occupy the next tunnel, so be ready with your shotgun. The tunnel leads out to a huge open cavern area, at the bottom of which is a table with an inventory item you can grab. With this keycard, you can backtrack to the beginning of the level (through an imp and some wraiths) to unlock the door right of the elevator. Inside you'll find all kinds of ammo and armor. Just watch for the trites on your way back.

You can climb onto the scaffolding to the left to grab some extra items and health before heading into the main tunnel. Oh yeah, be sure you don't flip on the generator to turn on the lights—you'll have hell to pay if you do

Follow the tunnel until it opens to a room with floating egg-shaped pods. As you enter the next room, a hellknight will drop in from the other side. Be ready to take it out, backpedaling into the previous hall as you shoot it down and the trites that follow. There's also a pair of imps in the rafters up above that you should clear out before continuing forward.

The hall opens up once again to a large room. Ready your BFG and watch as the Vagary on the far end of the room rolls down the hill to your level. Wait for the Vagary to reach the bottom and then unload a charged BFG shot to kill it instantly. Trites will surround you as a second Vagary rolls onto the scene, so start running around with your machine gun and chaingun to clear out the enemies. Stay mobile to avoid their attacks and you should get through the ordeal safely.

With the enemies dead, examine the room for ammo and health (there's a BFG cell on the upper platform to the right). Head into the next room and stock up on ammo and supplies. There's tons of gear, along with a generator you'll need to power-on to juice up the elevator. When you're ready, step onto the elevator to exit the stage.